The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-27
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDkNTs

All Over the state-whue sulphur-Ths In
| snue Asylum. -l .4l.
It Is expected that a silk ribbon manu-
factory Is to DO started In Hsgeratown.
Old Aunt Nelly, a colored inmate Of The
Jefferson County 1nfrmary, died there re-
Gently, aged l0G. She was quite spry ur
to short time before her death. :
Hiram Lynch, oil Parkersburg, veteran
railroad man, was crushed between two
cars at Webster, Taylor county, Friday
evening and quite ssrioualy hurt. q va,
a dastardy attempt was made a few
nights since 10 burn the Waldo Hotel, at
Jacksonville, Lewis county. A fire was
started in two places, but fortunately, Il
wac discovered before any damage was
done. 1850 .Ee
There are now FOL patients under treat.
ment at the lnuane Asylum at Weston.
aud from many parts Of the State come
complaints about the number OF insane
that have to BIO kept in county jails be.
cause OF no room at the Asylum. Work
on the addition is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. - 800. , -.
The Shippsnsburg Fishing club en-.
camped on the Potomac near Shepherds.
town, near the spot whsre the Corn Ex.
change regiment Of Philadelphia met with
such terrific loBs after the baltic OF Antie.
tam, found on the Inflated spot the entire
aeeleton oil soldier, and an officers
sabre, the latter in perfect condition.
William Malone, living near Catswbs.
3 little station on tho line OF the F. NJ. &
t: read, made second attempt to end hin
lie few days since, by cutting bis throat.
He severed his windpipe, and it Is not
thought that he eau recover, He has
bean suffering from acute melauoholia for
come time, and the deed 10 attributable to
this mental disorder.
Capt. George NJ. Whiteacsryer hiss re.
signed bis position as manager OF the Graf.
ton 4 Greenbrier Road, to take effect
August i. On his recommendation, the
vacancy has been filled by Capt. Edward
Hall, OF Phillippi. Mr.. Whitescarysr has
ably managed the busineHs OF the 6, &c,
and has shown that short line Of road can
be made to pay il in the hands Of capable
business men. 500 -
Wesley Yost, OF Marion county, was
throwing stonesat bird. His foot siipped
he missed his aim and the stone be was
throwing struck VIM. J. snodersss, who
was ntanding near by, in the back OF the
head, cutting an ugly cash in the scalp
and covering an artery from which the
blood apurted in q stream. Assistance
was called and with difficulty the flow was
stopped before death ensued. 49,
A largo barn belonging TO A !. L. Withers
located about six miles from Charleston,
was struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. About one thousand bushels of
wheat in the rick, several tons Of hay snd
a large courthouse near the barn were aIao
burned. The entire loss will loot up ssy-
eral thousand dollars. The burn was in
sured, but there was no insurance on the
other property.
a lev dcyo ego . man named Rogers,
from st. Albane, who ia doing come paint.
ing ct Poca, became engaged III a fight
with e man named Keisainger, whom he
easily knocked out OF time. Keissinger
did not like thia state Of atIairs, and went
home, secured the services OF i4.calibre
Smith d Weason and shot at Rogers, the
ball striking him on the ear, making an
ugly but not fatal wound-Putnam Demo-
crdt. q
The guests atthe White Sulphur Springs,
that most famous OF all Southern summer
reecria, located in the picturesque noun
teins OF this State, now number about 500,
and the daily arrivals average over fifty,
Among the more prominent arrivals are
Gen. Roger a. Pryor, OF New York; Gen.
T. 8. Roseer, Virginia; Joseph R. Ander.
aon, Of Richmond; Col. YIN. R. Royal,
tho Virginia attorney Of the foreign bond
holders; ex.Judgs Gilbert, OF New York
Gen. Simon Roliver. Buckner, the nexl
Governor Of Kentucky; Gen. Dsnnison's
family OF Columbus, O.. DR.. cambridge, OIL
Cincinnati; Judge Waelder, OF Waco
rexas, and Signor Gsno, Chillian minister
70 this country. A correspondent Of the
Charleston otar writing from that place
says" OF the most striking and pleas
ant features OF this famous resort ia Kra
mer's band, of Wheeling. 1t rendensom'
most excellent MUSIC, and is the beat bal
room band in the country"
Warrenton, Ohio.
| The coal works has closed down a few